Nantoka/保持bǎo chíHSK 3保持 (bǎo chí) is a Chinese word meaning “to keep; to maintain; to hold”.Meanings1to keep2to maintain3to hold4to preservePart of speechverbCharacters in 保持保bǎo · to defend; to protect; to keep持chí · to holdRelated words保证guarantee保护to protect支持to be in favor of坚持to persevere with确保to ensure; to guarantee保险insurance保安to ensure public security保安Bonan ethnic group保佑to bless and protect保to defend; to protect; to keep保Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])保姆nanny; babysitterStudy Chinese with flashcards →